Holycross drawings
Some gorgeous drawings of Holycross Abbey taken from the 50th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Works 1882.
Some gorgeous drawings of Holycross Abbey taken from the 50th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Works 1882.
We have a large archive of prints, photos and postcards relating to Tipperary. Some of my favorite ones are the Bartlett and Hooper sketches. This one is of St. Marys, Thurles in a ruined state in 1793. The church was…
Documents from the Irish Land War. The Earl of Normanton, residing in Hampshire, England, owned over 7,600 acres in Tipperary. His agent E.S. Rice paid the Property Defense Association for bailiffs to help carry out sales and evictions from the…
Our November lecture "You may want a priest yet": the portrayal of the Catholic Priest in Irish Folklore takes place on November 19th at 7.30pm in The Source, Thurles. Salvador Ryan is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth,…
'Priest's heads were very dear at that time' a #Halloween worthy story from North Tipperary about priest hunting in penal times and why the ghost of Harry Palmer is still 'going around' Ivy hall. Read more at https://www.duchas.ie/en or come…
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Tadhg O'Keeffe's October lecture on Athassel Priory is now available online. Thanks especially to Donal Lillis for working his usual magic to achieve this and Dr. O'Keeffe for permission to post the lecture.…
Many thanks to Dr. Tadhg O'Keeffe for a wonderfully interesting and informative lecture on Athassel and it's foundation. Who knew you could tell so much about a building just by looking closely. Thanks also to the capacity crowd who came along and…
Come along to The Source, Thurles, tonight 15th October to hear the first of our new season People & Places Lecture series. The lecture by Dr. Tadgh O'Keeffe focuses on Athassel Priory and it's history. Time 7.30pm, all welcome
There will be a talk on 'Our Childhood Times in Emly' by Cormac Ó Gráda, Professor emeritus U.C.D. and Diarmaid Ó Gráda, Architect In Halla Naomh Ailbe on Tuesday 15th October at 8pm. All welcome
September lecture in the 'Within and without the walls' series Thursday 26th September 2019 at 7.30pm Cashel Heritage Forum are delighted to present Tipperary County Council’s Clare Lee as the next speaker in the ongoing lecture series which…